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2017 Yakudoshi(厄年) – Are you unlucky?

Yakudoshi means unlucky ages. Here is a list of Yakudoshi this year 2017.

Male

Maeyaku(前厄)

Yakudoshi(厄年)
Honyaku(本厄)

Atoyaku(後厄)

1994
24

1993
25

1992
26

1977
41

1976
42

1975
43

1958
60

1957
61

1956
62

Female

Maeyaku(前厄)

Yakudoshi(厄年)
Honyaku(本厄)

Atoyaku(後厄)

2000
18

1999
19

1998
20

1986
32

1985
33

1984
34

1982
36

1981
37

1980
38

☆ Am I in the middle of Yakudoshi this year in 2017?

As you can see the above tables, it depends on your age and gender whether you are in the middle of Yakudoshi. For example, if you are a male and were born in the red marked year like 1993, 1976, 1957, unfortunately you are in the middle of Yakudoshi in 2017. If you are a female and were born in the red marked year like 1999, 1985, 1981, unfortunately you are in the middle of Yakudoshi in 2017.

You might think “Hey, I was born in 1993. But, I’m not 25.”
As for age, Yakudoshi uses Kazoedoshi(数え年)/East Asian Age reckoning. It’s not difficult.
Kazoedoshi is your age + 1. If you were born on Jan 10th 1993, you are 24 years old and 25 Kazoedoshi years old, as of Jan 10th 2017. Everybody’s Kazoedoshi counts up +1 on January 1st. Everybody’s Kazoedoshi starts from 1 Kazoedoshi years old. If your baby is born on Jan 10th 2017, your baby is 1 Kazoedoshi years old, as of Jan 10th 2017.

☆ What are these? Maeyaku(前厄), Honyaku(本厄), Atoyaku(後厄) and Taiyaku(大厄)?

Honyaku is the same as Yakudoshi which means something bad will be likely to happen to you this year.Maeyaku is the previous age of Yakudoshi. It means taking care of yourself for bad omens.Atoyaku is the upcoming age of Yakudoshi. It means that bad luck will dwindle, but still keep in mind.Taiyaku is like a boss among Yakudoshi. The worst, most terrible, most horrible luck will come to you.Taiyaku ages are in yellow-filled cells in the above tables. For men, born in 1976. For ladies, 1985.

I was born in 1973. My Yakudoshi years were already over in 2015.
Were there anything good in 2016?
My former boss left from my team!! That was the best thing.
He is crazy like a solider of The Empire of Japan.

But, my mother have been hospitalized for a long time.
So, I couldn’t travel abroad. That was the bad thing.

Instead of going abroad, I start to learn French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Tagalog.
I hope that I can brush up these languages this year 2017.